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Whatever kind of approach you take to making things, whether you like to follow a pattern or if you prefer to do your own thing, you will probably need to make a decision about which colours to use. It sounds easy! Just pick some colours you like and use those! Except it isn't that easy. There's more to it than just choosing your favourite colours and hoping for the best. It's very easy to pick colours that don't go. What is most difficult is ... Read the Post...
We're now into April, and the trees and hedgerows are springing into life. There is blossom on the trees, and although it is not exactly warm, it's not freezing cold and it's been beautifully sunny. I really wanted to make something, and I hit on the idea of crocheted cherry blossom. I've made crocheted flowers before, a long time ago, and I still had the yarn from the granny squares I made last year. So after a little bit of experimenting, I ... Read the Post...
A few years ago, I read The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. If you haven't read it, In the book she talks about her own difficulties as a writer, and she suggests some things that creative people can do to allow their creativity to flow without having to resort to extreme things like heavy drinking. Some of the things are quite general. There's also a twelve week thingy people can follow. One of the things she mentions is artist's dates. An ... Read the Post...
Even saying the title of this post makes me feel uncomfortable! It's like a nasty little secret that I daren't say out loud, like having verrucas or a cat that keeps going to the loo in places it shouldn't. A quick look on social media or elsewhere on the internet will show plenty of happy looking people proudly showing of the things they have made. I've done this myself, plenty of times. But what doesn't tend to happen very much is people ... Read the Post...
